Don't Look Back
2009 · Movie · 110 min · ★ 5.6 · 38% critics
A writer begins suffering panic attacks and memory lapses as her home, relationships, and even her own appearance start to feel unsettlingly different. Driven to uncover what’s real, she follows scattered clues from old photos and half-remembered moments on a trip that forces her to confront a buried past.
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Details
- Original title
- Ne te retourne pas
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-06-03
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 38/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (222 votes)
About
If you enjoy puzzling psychological dramas with identity shifts and a lingering sense of unease, this could work for you, especially if you liked Danika or Chasing Sleep; Not for you if you need clear answers early and steady pacing.
Pros: gripping mystery hook; strong lead performances; tense, surreal atmosphere | Cons: slow pacing at times; confusing reality shifts; uneven story clarity
Themes
- car crash
- memory loss
- haunted by the past
- metaphor
- woman director
Cast & crew
Sophie Marceau
as Jeanne
Monica Bellucci
as Jeanne
Brigitte Catillon
as Nadia / Valérie
Andrea Di Stefano
as Teo / Gianni
Thierry Neuvic
as Teo #2
Sylvie Granotier
as Nadia 2
Augusto Zucchi
as Fabrizio
Giovanni Franzoni
as Enrico
- VM
Vittoria Meneganti
as Enfant brune 11 ans
- FM
Francesca Melucci
as Enfant blonde 9 ans
Directed by Marina de Van